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2022 Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
253 Degrees Awarded
$13,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor's in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 5,044 people earned their degree in nutrition sciences, making the major the 149th most popular in the United States.

Across the Plains States region, there were 347 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 253 nutrition sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,786 and $25,576 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in nutrition sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nutrition sciences programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nutrition sciences program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The nutrition sciences school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nutrition Sciences (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 67 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, UMN Twin Cities has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is $7,266 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Read more about Nutrition Sciences at UMN Twin Cities

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa State University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Ames, Iowa, and it awarded 33 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k list, Iowa State has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,054 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Iowa State.

The student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at Iowa State

#3

Kansas State University

Manhattan, Kansas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Kansas State University is a large school located in Manhattan, Kansas that handed out 98 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

K -State also took the #4 spot in our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $14,232 for plains states region bachelor’s degree nutrition sciences students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Kansas State University.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 87%.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at K -State

#4

College of Saint Benedict

Saint Joseph, Minnesota
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Saint Benedict landed the #4 spot on the list. Saint Joseph, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to 20 students in 2019-2020.

CSB did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of Saint Benedict is $17,143 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The student loan default rate at the school is 0.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Nutrition Sciences at College of Saint Benedict

#5

Concordia College at Moorhead

Moorhead, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nutrition Sciences Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Concordia College at Moorhead landed the #5 spot on the list. Concordia College Moorhead is located in Moorhead, Minnesota and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s nutrition sciences degrees to qualified students.

Concordia College Moorhead not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nutrition Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Concordia College Moorhead is $17,881 for Plains States Region Bachelor’s Degree Nutrition Sciences students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full Concordia College Moorhead Nutrition Sciences Report

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Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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